Assange confirms he'll run for Senate

January 31, 2013
by legitgov

Assange confirms he'll run for Senate 30 Jan 2013 Julian Assange will run for a senate seat in the 2013 federal election. A tweet from Wikileaks says Julian Assange has confirmed he will run for the Australian Senate. Queensland-born Assange, who founded Wikileaks, announced his senate ambitions last December from Ecuador's London embassy, where he sought refuge last June in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape claims.